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Millet · Posted: Fri 13 Jan, 2012 12:10 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS3Pko03oJo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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MGT · Posted: Fri 13 Jan, 2012 7:14 am

CFL Bulps, i call them Mercury bombs Surprised

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cristofre · Posted: Tue 17 Jan, 2012 5:57 pm

MGT wrote:

CFL Bulps, i call them Mercury bombs Surprised

The funny thing is that electricity generation puts more mercury into the environment than CFL bulbs ever could. Reducing electricity demand reduces mercury in the environment.

http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/promotions/change_light/downloads/Fact_Sheet_Mercury.pdf

Personally, I see CFLs as the crossover between incandescent and LEDs, as soon as LED lamps come down in pricing I imagine CFLs will loose market share.

ivica · Posted: Thu 19 Jan, 2012 6:00 am

cristofre wrote:

...Personally, I see CFLs as the crossover between incandescent and LEDs, as soon as LED lamps come down in pricing I imagine CFLs will loose market share.

Ditto.
Sooner that happens - the better.
Not completely off-topic: "Stunning Footage from Space"
"Time lapse sequences of photographs taken by the crew of expeditions
28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October,
2011."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KDEmtWLwMOM
(put aside any thought about light pollution and enjoy the video.)

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Darkman · Posted: Sat 21 Jan, 2012 5:42 pm

Imagine how much energy we could save if night lights were banned. I'm not being ridiculous here I'm talking about having outside lighting just because you are afraid of the boogieman. Most people never have a clue what is in the night sky due to all the light polution. One of the fringe benefits of a hurricane power outage is you can see the sky. Of course some idiots would swear it is alien eyes starring at them.

Anyway do we really need lights along the interstate when we have them on our cars?

Do you really think your cat or dog needs the light to see how to pee?

Are you sure that monster is lurking in the bushes waiting for you to take out the garbage and do you really think the itty bitty light is going to scare him off.

Do you actually think the lights deter burglars or is it the lack of thick vegatation near your entrances and windows. Most likely the light just helps the burglar to see which means he has to use a secondary source of light if you don't provide it for him. Somehow I think a flashlight bobbing around in the yard is going to draw more attention than a burglary scurring around in the shadows.

Just my thoughts.

Long live the dark!!!!!!!!!! So sayeth Darkman!

Sorry had to throw that in.

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Hershell · Posted: Sat 21 Jan, 2012 9:20 pm

You said exactly what I have been saying for years. Motion detectors on lights are effective and save energy and scare the crap out of buglers. But night lights that stay on all night are a waste.

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turtleman · Posted: Sun 22 Jan, 2012 2:33 am

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Imagine how much energy we could save if night lights were banned. I'm not being ridiculous here I'm talking about having outside lighting just because you are afraid of the boogieman. Most people never have a clue what is in the night sky due to all the light polution. One of the fringe benefits of a hurricane power outage is you can see the sky. Of course some idiots would swear it is alien eyes starring at them.

But there are boogiemen out there,, and I've seen boogiewomen too!,, and if I do turn off the lights I swear I can see the aliens peeking down at me

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Anyway do we really need lights along the interstate when we have them on our cars?

Cars have lights? Shocked

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Do you really think your cat or dog needs the light to see how to pee?

Yes,,, If the lights are out they always miss and hit nursery pots or the car tires

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Are you sure that monster is lurking in the bushes waiting for you to take out the garbage and do you really think the itty bitty light is going to scare him off.

Yeah,,

I've heard them run off and hide from the lights,, I hate taking out the trash anymore....... monsters scare me.

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Do you actually think the lights deter burglars or is it the lack of thick vegatation near your entrances and windows. Most likely the light just helps the burglar to see which means he has to use a secondary source of light if you don't provide it for him. Somehow I think a flashlight bobbing around in the yard is going to draw more attention than a burglary scurring around in the shadows.

Well....... NO!!,, It's Arizona ,,, we get robbed in the daylight here

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GT · Posted: Sun 22 Jan, 2012 3:35 am

Darkman,

Darkman · Posted: Sun 22 Jan, 2012 3:46 am

Hershell wrote:

You said exactly what I have been saying for years. Motion detectors on lights are effective and save energy and scare the crap out of buglers. But night lights that stay on all night are a waste.

Just think in a few years with trickle down military technology we'll be able to get a motion activated lazer tracking device. Imagine the burglar that looks down and sees that cherry red lazer on his chest. He won't hang around.

Turtleman,

You ain't right! Rolling Eyes

Hey I like that!! Laughing

I've seen those Boogiewomen too and they are a very dangerous lot.

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Laaz · Posted: Sun 22 Jan, 2012 1:23 pm

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Are you sure that monster is lurking in the bushes waiting for you to take out the garbage and do you really think the itty bitty light is going to scare him off.

Yeah,, Confused I've heard them run off and hide from the lights,, I hate taking out the trash anymore....... monsters scare me.

Turtleman doesn't have gators that like to wander around at night.

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MarcV · Posted: Sun 22 Jan, 2012 2:57 pm

Hershell wrote:

Motion detectors on lights are effective and save energy and scare the crap out of buglers.

Very true. But personally I don't like that kind of lights. I hate it that when I walk the dog late in the evening, a light switches on at every doorstep the moment I pass it... Rolling Eyes

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Darkman · Posted: Mon 23 Jan, 2012 3:41 am

MarcV wrote:

Hershell wrote:

Motion detectors on lights are effective and save energy and scare the crap out of buglers.

Very true. But personally I don't like that kind of lights. I hate it that when I walk the dog late in the evening, a light switches on at every doorstep the moment I pass it... Rolling Eyes

Hmmmm!!!!!!!! feeling guilty about something? Laughing

Yep I feel the same way. A considerate person would not let the beams intrude beyond their boundaries.

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